Fel­low­ships are awarded two times per year on a com­pet­i­tive basis to scholars, artists or journalists from V4 and non-V4 coun­tries who wish to con­duct research at OSA, and whose cur­rent research projects are rel­e­vant to the hold­ings and the given research pri­or­i­ties of the Fund and OSA.

The €2,000 fellowship is designed to pro­vide access to the archives, cover travel to/from Budapest, mod­est sub­sis­tence, and accom­mo­da­tion for a research period of two months. Scholarships for shorter peri­ods are pro-rated.

Altogether, 12 fel­low­ships are awarded annu­ally to selected applicants from V4 coun­tries and 3 fel­low­ships annu­ally to non-V4 applicants.

Research theme within the Visegrad Scholarships at OSA in 2020/21

Possibilities of knowing: Truth seeking in a polarized world and [in] its aftermath


Please consider the following reflexive questions when engaging with OSA collections:

  • To what extent one can attempt to provide a truthful account of a historical event or problem based on the OSA collections? What do the sources highlight or obscure?

  • What kind of truth regimes archives stood for in the past and what kind of investigation they can inform in the present?

  • In what sense the “perspective” of the source (or the metadata connected to it) contribute to the understanding of the information it presents?

  • What is the relevance of the gathered data (and metadata) for current debates and research?

We also recommend several thematic areas:

  • Conceptualizing and reporting about opposition or social movements (selection and support for what counts as a "movement", "dissidence" or "non-conformism")

  • Sociological data: relevance of polls, surveys and statistics during socialism and after


  • Problems of documentation and verification of human rights abuses

  • Representation and assessment of socio - economic issues: labor, standards of living, urbanization, education, religion

  • Science and ideology: considerations regarding expert claims, efficiency, impact

  • Intellectual debates in a polarized world and their aftermath



  • The issue of historical credibility in Cold War archives

The application process is run via the OSA website. Deadlines for applications are: 25 July, 15 November.

Application procedure

Please submit the following to OSA:



  3. Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)


